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[Jill H.]

Welcome Mandy. We are currently having a Spotlight read of Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith and would be thrilled if you would join us.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators. We are glad you found us!!

by Sally Bedell Smith

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Mandy to the History Book Club. We are glad to have you with us.

[Bryan]

Great to have you both, Nele and Mandy. Welcome and jump right in :-)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Nele and Mandy, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions about history we also have quite a few fine threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

PS Nele, I'm originally from Breda and know Antwerp quite well. I hope you have a great time living and studying there.

[Nele]

Thank you for the welcome everyone,
and to André: Antwerp sure is a very nice place to live!

[Matthew]

Hello all!

My name is Matt and I am a graduate student in American history with a focus on 20th century intellectual history. I look forward to contributing to this forum and am grateful to the moderators for setting it up!

[Alisa]

Welcome Matt, we are glad to have you as a member and hope you enjoy discussing books and topics of interest with the group.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

by Timothy Egan

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Jill H.]

Welcome Matt. We are glad that you found us. I think you will find much here to pique your interest in history. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

William L. Shirer



More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2......

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5......

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Matt, we hope that you enjoy your time here.

[Elizabeth]

My name is Elizabeth and I'm 23. I live in Louisville, KY and I just recently graduated with a degree in Psychology. I also have two minors in English with a concentration in Literature and Medieval Studies.I am going back to school over the summer to obtain a nursing degree.

I am an avid reader and currently own more than 1000 books on a variety of topics in 5 different languages. I enjoy reading historical non-fiction, historical fiction, horror/thrillers, mysteries, poetry, classics, and many more.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Elizabeth, welcome to the group, I'm sure you will enjoy your time here.

[Alisa]

Welcome Elizabeth, we are glad to have you as a member. With your range of interests you should have no trouble finding topics, books, and authors to discuss among our threads.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

by Timothy Egan

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Jill H.]

Hello Elizabeth and welcome to the history lovers club. Please browse the threads and join in the interesting discussions and book recommendations. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators............and enjoy!

[Michelle]

Hello All,
I am in my forties, a mom, and a insurance agent. I love reading, history, sewing, board games, and spending time with family. In addition to non-fiction/history books, I also fancy Southern Lit.

A favorite quote: "A woman is like a tea bag...you never know who strong she is until she gets in hot water." -Eleanor Roosevelt

[Alisa]

Welcome Michelle, we are glad to have you as a member and hope you enjoy discussing books and authors with the group.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

Timothy Egan

In relation to your quote, you would just link her, like this:
Eleanor Roosevelt

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Elizabeth and Michelle.

Great quote Michelle and I hope that both of you contribute a great deal and I look forward to reading your posts.

Regards,

Bentley

[Jill H.]

Glad you joined us Michelle. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions and book recommendations. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Michelle, glad to see you join the group, enjoy :)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Matt, Elizabeth and Michell, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few interesting threads on music - all kinds from all places.
COme and take a look/listen if you like.
Best,
André

[Michael]

hello Im Mike a social studies teacher in ny. Hope to make new friends here that love to talk history and politics.
thank you
Mike

[Bryan]

Welcome, Michael. Glad you could join us and I hope you find the recommendations and discussions interesting.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

[Alisa]

Welcome Michael. Lots of discussions happening here to explore. We look forward to your posts.

[Jill H.]

Welcome to the group, Michael. Please browse the threads and participate in the discussions/book recommendations. Glad you found us.

[Michael]

Thank you for your welcome Im looking foreward to this cant wait, just very green with my nook!!!

[Amanda]

Hello everyone, I'm Amanda. I'm 25 and from Cincinnati. I have degrees in English and German, but went on from there to get my masters in Library Science. I'm currently a librarian at a small, career college for the arts. I love to read anything I can get my hands on, as there is always something more to learn! I'm picky about the books I buy (I do love to support my local library, after all), but love finding something new. I hope that joining this group will help to fuel that interest.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Amanda. Glad you found us here.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mike and Amanda, welcome to the group, I both hope you enjoy your time here.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Amanda from Cinncinnati, Mike from NY - hope you find some interesting books to read and we look forward to reading your posts.

All best,

Bentley

[Jill H.]

Glad you found us, Amanda. Please browse the threads and join in the discussions/book recommendations.If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the moderators.

[Alisa]

Amanda, welcome to the group! There are many people here (myself included) whose to-read list has grown wildly from participating in the discussions in this group. I hope you encounter that same happy experience! Glad you joined.

[Fatihah]

Hello all,

I am from Malaysia and looking for a way to motivate me to read more on history since I think I read so little these days and need to be more focus and selective.

Hope to join great discussions here.

Have a good day!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Emily, I am sure you will find lots of books here to motivate you to read more :)

[Alisa]

Welcome Emily to our truly international group. We are glad to have you as a member.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

Timothy Egan

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Fatihah]

Alisa wrote: "Welcome Emily to our truly international group. We are glad to have you as a member.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you ..."

Thanks for the responses. Best explanation ever!

[Bryan]

Hi Emily, welcome to the group.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Emily and welcome to the History Book Club. In March, I will be in your neck of the woods (fairly close to Singapore). When I was there last year, I did visit Malaysia which is very easy to do. Of course Malaysia is quite large relatively speaking to Singapore and has two major locations separated by the South China Sea. I visited of course the one that was accessible easily from Singapore.

I do hope you enjoy your time here and if we can help you in any way, please let us know. Alisa has been kind enough to post quite a few links for you.

Regards,

Bentley

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Hi Mike, AManda and Emily, welcome to the group.
Apart from all the fascinating discussions on history we also have quite a few nice threads on music - all kinds from all places.
Come and take a look/listen if you like
Best,
André

[Thomas]

I didn't do very well in history in high school, but that doesn't mean I didn't love it. The lesson on the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire haunts me to this day. I think history books are very important because history tends to repeat itself and it's nice to be ahead of the curve most of the time.

Looking at how far you have to go can sometimes be tiring, but seeing how far you've come will always be inspiring.

Glad this group exists!

(This post has been edited to remove book suggestions.)

[Alisa]

Hello Thomas, we are glad to have you as a member. A love of history is all you need, and I hope your participation in this group expands your horizons.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mentioned should look:

by Doris Kearns Goodwin
by Ellen Roberts Young

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

The moderators are here to help so if you need a hand you can ask any of us. Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Thomas, I hope you enjoy the group.

[Thomas]

Bryan wrote: "Welcome, Thomas, I hope you enjoy the group."

Thank you. So far, so good.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Thomas and make sure to check out the links that Alisa so kindly provided and make sure you learn how to do citations here. It doesn't take long at all after you have mastered it.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Thomas, welcome to the group, I hope you enjoy yourself here.

[Jill H.]

Thanks for your introduction, Thomas. We hope you find all of your history needs here. If you have any questions, please ask any of the moderators.

And welcome Emily. You will find lots of information to pique your love of history. We are truly international in membership and we are pleased to have a new member from Malaysia.

[Ted]

Hey there. I'm Ted and thank you for having me.

I'm an avid reader of mostly nonfiction and history, although I enjoy an occasional work of fiction. I was an American History major in college so I gravitate to books on US history. I have been mired in Revolutionary War history the last few years but am looking forward to reading more works about the early republic up and through the Civil War. I have read so very little about the Civil War itself and was excited to see that Battle Cry Freedom is on the list of upcoming reads/discussions.

Oh, and I'm new to this site and am hardly a technogeek so go easy on me!!!

As for the mundane, I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia with my two sons. I love to get out, exercise, travel, explore . . . really to experience the world around me. I'm always looking for a new adventure.

Anyway, nice to be here and I'll contribute as I can (and learn more how to do so!!!).

Ted

[Alisa]

Hello Ted and Clint! Welcome to you both, we are glad to have you as members.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

Timothy Egan

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

I can assure you that the add book/author feature is a snap once you have done it a couple of times. If you need a hand just ask any of the moderators.

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[L]

Hello.

An interesting looking club! I finished studying history about three years ago and need to make a greater effort to continue my learning. Right now I'm particularly interested in WWII.

Well... That's all for now and have a great day, everyone. :)

[Alisa]

Welcome Turtle Island, we are glad to have you as a member. For a WWII buff you have come to the right place. So many areas of history are topics of conversation among the threads here that I am sure you will enjoy exploring and participating in the discussions.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how books you mention should look:

Timothy Egan

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Clint from Wisconsin, Turtle Island from New Zealand, Ted from Philadelphia way (who is also a Red Sox fan - a team near and dear to my heart).

Hope you all enjoy the History Book Club and if you have any questions please feel free to call upon any one of us.

One suggestion is for all of you to learn how to do the citations and take a look at the Mechanics of the Board thread which Alisa was kind enough to add for all of you.

All best,

Bentley

[Jill H.]

Glad you joined our truly international group, Clint, Turtle Island, and Ted. You will find good discussions and book recommendations here. Alisa has provided you with the guidelines but if you have any problems, feel free to ask any of the moderators. Enjoy!!